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Jamie Jatzlau went into labor the same night a violent
rainstorm poured over Central Texas on Oct. 30. She and her
husband Mark left their home near Spicewood Springs Road. and
were on their way to the hospital when the couple was forced to
turn around because of rising water from Bull Creek.

"At that point the flood waters were up a foot and a
half already at the low water crossings," Jamie
said.

After Mark called for help, Austin/Travis County
Emergency Medical Services realized it would be a difficult
rescue. Crews couldn't forge the creek's high, rushing water by
ambulance so they considered sending a boat, but the current
was too strong. An initial STAR Flight attempt was cancelled
because of weather conditions.

Mark, a nurse and manager of the intensive care unit
at University Medical Center Brackenridge, knew Jamie was not a
candidate for a home birth.

"I started to get worried as the night progressed that
I would have to deliver at home," Mark said. "I'm just glad we
didn't have to go to plan B."

Six hours later, STAR Flight returned. Crews were able
to evacuate the family and transported them to Seton Medical
Center Austin.

"We knew we crossed the finish line pretty much at
that point," Mark said.

Trent Maverick Jatzlau was born on Halloween morning
weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. Mark
and Jamie decided on the name Trent because they not only liked
the name, but after the event of his birth it seemed fitting.
The name stems from a British river and has historical elements
referencing "through, across," "travel, journey" and
"trespasser, a reference to frequent flooding," according to
the White
Pages' Names reference website.

"I'm just so grateful to all the first responders and
the folks who worked hard to get us here," Jamie said. "This
will definitely go in the baby book."

Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the Magnet designation, the highest award for nursing excellence given by the American Nurses Association.